La Palabra del Día : prestar
prestar - (transitive verb) to lend, to loan; to give, to offer, to provide; to pay (attention); to swear
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Mi padre me prestando su coche para este fin de semana.
My dad is lending me his car for this weekend
19 Answers
Sometimes it is a mistake to lend the car.
A veces es un error de prestar el coche.
Please, lend me two hamburgers today? Surely, I will pay you on Tuesday.
Por favor, me prestas dos hamburguesas hoy? Es suguro que te pagaré el martes.
Le podemos prestar más dinero que su casa vale. ¿Qué puede salir mal posiblemente?
We will lend you more money than your house is worth. What could possibly go wrong???
Preste atención, el consejo de su madre es del corazón.
Pay attention, the advice from your mom is from the heart
¡Los niños se enfadan cuando no se presta atención a ellos!
Children get angry when you do not pay attention to them!
Los jóvenes prestaban alegría a la fiesta.
The youngsters brightened up the party. (brought/contributed happiness)
Dios presta todas las cosas que necesitamos todos los días
God provides all the things that we need everyday
Yo compraría las bebidas si tú me prestaras el dinero.
I would buy the drinks if you lent me the money.
Roland presta juramento de lealtad a Charlemagne
Roland swears an oath of loyaly to Charlemagne
- Prestamista money lender
- Presteza rapidity
- Prestancia distinction, excellence elegance
- Una prestación provision of assistance
- la prestación por desempleo unemployment pay
- préstamo loan
- crédito bank loan
- Prestar juramento swear an oath
- prestar declaración to make a statement (to police)
- Prestar ayudar to lend help
- prestar apoyo to give support
- Prestar atención to pay attention
Soy reacio a prestarle mi casa el fin de semana. I am reluctant to loan you my house for the weekend.
A veces, prestar dinero a un amigo no sólo es perder el dinero, pero también la amistad.
Sometimes, lending money to a friend is not only losing the money, but also the friendship.
No puedo creer que Van Gogh dijo préstame tu oreja.
I can't believe Van Gogh said lend me your ear.
¡Para prestar un regalo de la bondad es a menudo muy difícil de aceptar!
To offer a gift of kindness is often very difficult to accept!
Mi hada por favor, prestame tus alas ; porque quiero volar lejos de esta tierra .
My fairy please , lend me your wings ; because I want to fly away from this land .
Si me prestas mucho dinero, te daré mi vida.
If you lend me a lot of money, I will give you my life.
